PMQs

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More than one in five teenagers are vaping, with some experts describing it as an epidemic. New research suggests vapers could be at risk of toxic metals, harming brain or organ development. The Tobacco and Vapes Bill aims to reduce smoking and vaping harms. Does permitting football strips to be sponsored by vaping companies send the wrong message to young people? Should vape companies be banned from advertising on sports strips?

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Can the Prime Minister reassure that he has a plan in place for backing our armed services? Does he know why the Opposition refuse to back his plan?

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Joining the Prime Minister's remarks about recent attacks and King's recovery. Welcoming new Labour MP from Conservative background. When lifelong Tory and doctor says only a Labour Government can fix NHS issues, should not the PM admit failure?

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Has the Prime Minister managed to find the money for his £46 billion promise to abolish national insurance? The Institute for Fiscal Studies said the link between NI and public services funding is illusory, like Labour's economic plans. Only the Conservative party can deliver tax cuts for working Britain.

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Has the Prime Minister found funds to keep his promise of scrapping national insurance? If £46 billion were cut, state pension value would almost halve. Why is he avoiding answering straightforward questions?

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No, he has not said where it is coming from. Understandably, that will cause some alarm. Will the Prime Minister rule out forcing people to delay their retirement by years and years in order to fulfil his £46 billion black hole?

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Last year, the Prime Minister was apparently drawing up plans to remove the winter fuel allowance from pensioners. Will the PM now rule out taking pensioners' winter fuel payments off them to help fund his £46 billion black hole?

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Is it any wonder that the Prime Minister's MPs are following Tory voters in queuing up to dump his party? Until he starts setting out how he is paying for his fantasy economics, he has a completely unfunded £46 billion promise that puts people's retirement at risk. How does it feel to be one day out from elections with the message, “Vote Tory, risk your pension”?

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We can see the Rwanda deterrent is working, and we have now deported our first illegal migrant. Is it not right that only the Conservatives will stop the boats and cut legal migration?

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On Monday, the Armed Forces Minister could neither confirm nor deny that UK troops may soon be deployed on the ground in the middle east. Can I ask the Prime Minister to provide some much-needed clarity: is he giving active consideration to the deployment of UK forces in the middle east—yes or no?

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Let us all be in no doubt: aid is required in Gaza. Will the PM confirm that before he makes a decision, all Members will be afforded a vote?

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My right hon. Friend's decision to cancel HS2 led to £207 million for Herefordshire's potholes and transport infrastructure; Hereford hospital has a new ward, more beds and a new diagnostic centre on the way; £35 million has been allocated to the River Wye recovery plan; inflation is down; the Rwanda Bill has been passed; and defence spending is increasing. Does my right hon. Friend agree with me that, if he carries on like this, he is going to win the next election?

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In February, the Foreign Secretary said that it would be difficult for a ground offensive on Rafah to avoid harming civilians and destroying homes, and just yesterday, the Deputy Foreign Secretary admitted that he was struggling to see how such an attack could be compliant with international humanitarian law. All the signs are that Netanyahu is about to defy the international community, and that an attack on the 1.5 million Palestinians sheltering in Rafah is imminent. If that attack begins, will that be the moment when the Prime Minister finally finds the moral backbone to ban arms exports to Israel, and if not, how much more suffering has to happen before he acts to prevent further UK complicity in crimes against humanity?

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The 60% increase in funding for special educational needs and disabilities is extremely welcome, but challenges around the recruitment of community paediatricians mean that some children in Leighton Buzzard, Dunstable and Houghton Regis are waiting too long for an assessment. What can the NHS do to attract more of the 39,000 additional doctors recruited under this Government into community paediatrics, as a specialty that is incredibly rewarding and important?

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I know that you, Mr Speaker, want to join me in sending condolences to the friends, family and colleagues of our former colleague, Lord Andrew Stunell, who served with exceptional diligence and grace as MP for Hazel Grove in this House, and who passed away very suddenly on Monday. When the BBC ends longwave radio transmission next year, that will also end access to electricity tariffs such as Total Heating Total Control, which is relied on by almost 1 million households across the United Kingdom. Switching to smart meters will not fix that for most people, not least because the roll-out programme is so far behind. Will the Prime Minister, or possibly the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, get energy companies, the regulator and customer groups together, so that we can stop passing the blame around, and find a solution that does not yet again leave people in the highlands and island behind and out in the cold?

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The east of England is playing a lead role in delivering the UK's energy security, and without our contribution the country will not be able successfully to transition to a renewable energy supply system. In recent months, our coast has taken a battering, and projects such as the Lowestoft flood defence scheme have been postponed. Will my right hon. Friend ensure that Departments are fully co-ordinated, so as to provide the region with good supporting infrastructure, proper protection for coastal communities, and every opportunity for local people to take up exciting new jobs?

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Greenpeace Unearthed found 36 supposed grassroots campaign groups that were actually administered by Conservative staff and activists and which were forums for vile racism, antisemitism and Islamophobic attacks on Sadiq Khan. While the Prime Minister is above such co-ordinated efforts against 20 mph zones in Wales, will he shed some light on these shady groups spreading abuse, including on their funding and their links to his party, and whether he is aware of similar operations existing elsewhere in the UK? If he will not, will he at least commit today to investigating and taking action to tackle the sources of this grubby gutter politics?

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I welcome our Government's commitments to boosting defence spending and supporting Ukraine, made possible by this Conservative Prime Minister's international leadership and sound management of the economy. My constituents have been doing us proud supporting Ukraine, with the Pot Place Garden Centre delivering ambulances, medical equipment and supplies, and Steve Hodgson providing vital aid. Will the Prime Minister join me in paying tribute to my constituents and people up and down the land for their support for Ukraine and reaffirm that we will continue to stand with Ukraine for the sake of freedom, democracy and global security?

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In 1969, my constituent Georgina Jacobs gave birth to a baby boy whom she named Robert. Sadly, Robert was born asleep. In those days, the hospitals would ask the father to collect the baby's body, take it to the cemetery and leave it there for burial. For 53 years, Georgina did not know exactly where Robert was buried. When she eventually found him, she shared her story on social media, and other mothers who had been through the same experience got in touch. Since then, she has located over 60 babies on behalf of grieving parents and has deservedly been presented with the Wirral award for her achievements. Will the Prime Minister join me in congratulating Georgina on her award and on having brought comfort to so many parents and families? Will he, on behalf of all previous Governments, apologise for that former practice, which left grieving parents with nowhere to visit their buried children?

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Since I was elected in 2010, Rugby has seen employment grow by nearly 6,000, with 10% more of my constituents in work. Much of that has been driven by investment in advanced manufacturing in places such as Ansty Park, where we have got the Manufacturing Technology Centre, which the Prime Minister visited, the High Temperature Research Centre, Rolls-Royce, Parker Meggitt, Fanuc and the London Electric Vehicle Company. Given that every Labour Government have left office with unemployment higher than when they came in, can the Prime Minister see any reason why anybody would want to put this fantastic progress at risk?

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Hypocrisy needs to be called out. Everyone in this House will recall the former Irish Prime Minister in Brussels with a photograph of a bombed customs post, lamenting that any border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland was unworkable, in breach of the Belfast agreement and could result in such troubles again. The hypocrisy of the Irish Government position has not been lost on us, with the Irish police now tasked to patrol the border to protect from the unsubstantiated, unfounded 80% of asylum seekers who supposedly—actually, the reverse is true—make their way to the Republic of Ireland from the UK via Northern Ireland. Will the Prime Minister challenge and call out those actions, and confirm what representations he has made to the Irish Prime Minister and the Irish Justice Minister about the integrity of our UK border?

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I am concerned about Labour's 75p pension increase and the dignity of pensioners. The triple lock has afforded pensioners the highest increase in 30 years, yet Labour's proposal is seen as insulting. Will the Prime Minister continue to deliver dignity in retirement through measures like the triple lock?

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In only one of the 194 local authority areas in England are NHS ambulances meeting the national response time targets for potential heart attack and stroke victims. Does the Prime Minister know which one it is?

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Thousands of constituents have suffered from foul polluted air due to a landfill site. The owner has environmental crimes, gave £200,000 to Vaughan Gething, and his company was loaned £400,000 by the Development Bank of Wales under Vaughan Gething's oversight. Does this demand an independent investigation?

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The Conservative candidate for the Mayor of London is part of Facebook groups filled with Islamophobic content. There are also death threats against current Mayor Sadiq Khan. Will the PM close down these pages and investigate the candidate's role in them?

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It's Staffordshire Day. Will my right hon. Friend join me in paying tribute to our brilliant police and crime commissioner, Ben Adams, and encourage people to vote for him to ensure Staffordshire remains safe?